"A family friend"
The Register, April 22, 1976
Homemaker-Home Health Aide Service Members Receive Recognition for Work
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Presentation of two Revere bowls in recognition of over 8000 hours as Homemaker-Home Health Aides was made by
Mrs. Harriet Hall,
Executive Director of the
Cape Cod Homemaker-
Home Health Aide Service, a
United Fund agency,
as the top awards presented to 18
Homemaker-Home Health Aides
from around the entire Cape area.
The recipients of the Revere bowls were
Mrs. Dorothy Curry of Buzzards Bay, and
Mrs. Esther Pope of Teaticket.
In making the presentations,
Mrs. Hall noted,
"Over 76 percent of this service is provided to older citizens largely in the form of personal care.
"The Aides," she said, "have become
a family friend
in the process of their duties.
Family members have been released from the hospital and other institutions quickly, and are keeping wage earning family members on the job and their
children in school."
Three Gold Pins for over 5000 hours service were presented to
Mrs. Alice Crovo of West Dennis,
Mrs. Klara Dwyer of Dennis, and
Mrs. Emily Lewis of Buzzards Bay.
Silver Pins for over 3000 hours of service were earned by
Mrs. Dorothy Bourne of Dennis, and
Mrs. Norma Elrick of Centerville.
Letters of Commendation for over 2000 hours of work wen given to
Mrs. Mary Adams of Barnstable,
Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Johnson of Osterville,
Mrs. Lois Bernard of Sandwich,
Mrs. Esther Lema of East Falmouth,
Mrs. Grace Libby of Cummaquid,
Mrs. Mary Murray and
Mrs. Hazel Patterson of West Yarmouth,
Mrs. Ruth Tillgren and
Ms. Maureen Rodgers of Hyannis,
Mrs. Norah Stukey of South Yarmouth, and
Mrs. Frances Weaver of Marstons Mills.